Mumbai Cuisine Archive

Olive turned 17 recently. The “reharvested” Olive Bar & Kitchen has come up with a new menu and a totally revamped bar, as a part of this special celebration. In addition, there are interesting design and decor changes in the restaurant. Head Chef Rishim Sachdeva, who helms the Olive Mumbai kitchen, is
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Organised by our good old foodie friends and guide Salloni and Sameer Malkani of the Food Bloggers Association of India (FBAI) at Theory in Kamala Mills, Mumbai, this apple-themed dinner was a great concept. Theory’s Chef de Cuisine Clyde Comello and Chef Simarpal Singh Virdi demonstrated a fresh, flavourful and
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Innovative cocktails and modern Indian cuisine make A Bar Called Life in Juhu a winning place to spend your evening. The menu is well-planned and moderately priced. Recently, we were invited to review A Bar Called Life, where we raptly enjoyed our meal and fun cocktails that had an element
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Ask us about the restaurants in and around Goregaon and Malad where we love to pop by, and we will say that in this area, Westin’s restaurants are among our favourites. We recently reviewed the Kangan a la carte menu and it left us speechless with superb Indian food. This
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The ambience at Tiqri, Taj Santacruz Mumbai, is a combination of old-world charm and modernity. “Tiqri” is basically a Rajasthani art form in which broken glasses are used to create masterpieces. As you enter Taj Santacruz’s unique restaurant Tiqri, the first thing that catches your eyes is the majestic “Tree of Life”.
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I know, Eid is over now. But the food memories of the delicious food that I had recently at Glasshouse, Hyatt Regency Mumbai, still lingers. I can’t help but share the lip-smacking culinary Eid specials which we had at Glasshouse early this month. The food and concept were very interesting, as
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Recently, AN and I were invited for reviewing the revamped menu by Chef Angad Rai, the new Chef de Cuisine at Westin’s Kangan restaurant, which specialises in North-Western Frontier cuisine. Being an expert in Awadhi and Mughlai cuisine, the talented Chef is a great addition to the Kangan team. Carrying influences from
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If you always thought that Sichuan cuisine is just about those popularised spicy Chinese dishes, you must visit China INC at Taj Santacruz, Mumbai, to change your mind. Although the combination of Sichuan peppercorns (Ma) and dry red peppers (La) is a distinctive feature, Sichuan cuisine also has other flavours like
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We discovered a great rooftop resto bar in the Western Suburbs recently. It is called The Tipsy Terrace, which is located in the terrace (2nd floor) of The Grand Sarovar Premiere, Goregaon West. The Tipsy Terrace is quite spacious and is apt for private parties (of about 50 people) and corporate
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Recently, Olive Bar & Kitchen, Bandra, achieved a 15-year milestone. Last month, Olive launched a brand new chef and menu, as well as a pop-up bar, called 1 Tippling Place: a leading bar from Philadelphia. The 1 Tippling Place pop-up at Olive, Bandra, is a must-try as it has interesting drinks
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About Purabi Naha

Hello! I’m Purabi, an ardent foodie and a passionate cook, who eats to live and lives to eat (apology to Socrates for that)! You can also call me PN. We recently relocated from Hong Kong and presently, I live in Mumbai. I was born and brought up in India: the land of beautiful people, diverse food culture and of course, absolutely mouth-watering cuisine!

I am a simple homemaker, with a blissful family, comprising my two lovely kids... Read More